Ruben Moreno, Cofounder of Blue Rock Search – A member of the Sanford Rose Associates® network of offices, Featured in The Human Resource Executive, Do Gen Zers and Millennials Expect Too Much, Too Soon?

Plano, TX 4/10/2019

By: Andrew R. McIlvaine

Members of Generation Z aren’t shy at all about asking for a promotion. A recent survey by InsideOut Development, a workplace coaching firm, finds that 75 percent of Gen Z members believe they should be promoted within their first year on the job, while 32 percent believe they should get a promotion within their first six months.

Ruben Moreno, an executive recruiter who leads the HR practice group at Blue Rock Search in Knoxville, Tenn., says he’s seen this firsthand—among the candidates he speaks with and the people who work at his firm.

“Almost everyone else here is a millennial,” says Moreno, who is 50. “They think differently and act differently. Finding the right way to motivate and engage with them is a huge deal.”